Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-08
INQUIRIES FROM ABROAD.
Letters OF Inquiries From Teach-
ers and Artists.

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ers and Artists.
We take the liberty of publishing the
following letter from three young men
who wish to establish Military Academy
in an eligible western city:
CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Feb. %, 1887.
EDITOR HERALD-We, the undersign-
ed, are students in this institution and
believing that there are better oppor-
tunities for educated men in the West
than in North Carolina, are desirous OF
emigrating as soon as we graduate, which
will be- next June.
We are taking special courses. One of
us is preparing himself Ia civil and min
ing engineering, another in mathematics,
Latin and Greek, aud third in English,
German and French. Now, we wish to
go west and set up first-class Military
Academy for boys of from IL to 81 years
old. and we wish to ask your advice as
to Los Angeles as a suitable location,
and your opinion as to how your people
would patronize an institution Of the
kind. We would wish to establish q
school, which would not only attract
pupils from the vicinity, but from all
parts of the State and from adjoining
States. We wish to know what this
people think of education. Are they
thoroughly aroused on the SUBJECT If
we could be assured of a sufficient mum.
ber of pupils, we would have an officer
detailed from the United States Military
Academy at West Point, to act as in
structor in military tactics. We would
esteem it great favor if you would kind.
ly give us your advice and opinion on the
subject, and any information concerning
schools. salaries paid teachers, etc.,
would be cordially received.
Yours, very truly,
R. N. HACKETT,
L. B. EDWARDS,
VERNON w. LONG.
In reply to our young friends we
would say that their scheme strikes us
as one worthy of serious consideration.
A first.class military academy estab.
lished here would arrest the attention of
the entire section, and secure, we have
no doubt, paying patronage. OF
course the success of the institution
would depend very materially upon the
character of its conduct. If it were
''lirst class" as the gentlemen propose
to make it, we have no donbt whatever
that it would succeed. There is only
one institution of the kind we can call
to mind ia California, and that is the
Mcclure Academy at Oakland. That
has BEEN a very decided success. But
military academy established here
would have the advantage of meeting |
the wants of a section that is rapidly |
increasing in wealth and population,
and which is destined to become one of |
the most fourishing centers on the con-
tinent. Young men of capacity and am.
bition, who will devote their entire en-
ergies to the building up of such AL
academy here will lay the foundation
for their own fortunes and for an insti- |
tuition which will bring them lasting
fame in the end. Our people are en-.
Enthusiastically devoted to the cause of
education, and they would give such |
hearty welcome to the Inauguration of |
an in. titution OF this kind as would en-
courage it's founders in putting forth |
every effort toward its success.
Here is another letter of inquiry which
We prefer to answer in print rather than
by private correspondence:
New HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 27, 1887.
EDITOR HERALD - Would you be
kind enough to inform me whether there
would be any chance for me in Los An.
geles as wood engraver engraving on
wood for printers to print from, such il
as are in catalogues Of manu-.
facturers aud in papers and books; all
kinds of wood engravings). If you
would be kind enough to inform me
about it l would be very much obliged
and would gladly pay whatever expenses
are involved with it. Hoping that l
will soon hear from you, l am
Yours very respectfully,
THEo RAPP,
50 Vernon street, New Haven, Conn.
Mr.. Rapp, if he is a first-class artist.
could not do better than to set up an
atelier in Los Angeles. The printers here
ale very numerous, and there is always
demand for good wood-cuts. If Mr..
Rapp wishes to test his fortune outside
of New Haven, he could not do better
than to try Los Angeles.